Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-03-10
EASTERN NEWS.


wAsHTNeroH, March 9-Ths ofieeFs
Of the Ordinance eerps are very mueb
gTatified with the performances Of the
new eight inch steel rife nov being
tested 81 Sandy Hook. This gun vas
built AZ the West Point foundry OF Ene.
lish and domestic steel. Thirty test
rounds have been cred and the trials
will be continued during the sumner.
With shot weighing 2s9 pounds and q
charge Of American brown powder, the
initial velocity OF the proiectile was
1875 feet and the energy developed AT a
distance OF 1000 wards was equaf 20
1000 foot-tons. General Beues saws
these results have been earefallv com
pared With the records Of trials OF
kFupp, English and French guns Of the
of the same calibre and establish the
fact that the army EIGHT inch steel ride
is fully equal 10 the naval Run, and bet
TER than the guns Of corresponding cali.
bre made by foreign manufacturers,
Touching the failure of Congress 10
pass the Fertilization Appropriation
bill, General Benet, Chief Of Ordinance,
today said that the result is to leave the
Fertilization and Ordinance works in
worse shape than they we're after the
adI0aFnmeut Of the last session. At
that time there vera feg fog ends Of
the Appropriations available, bat nov
the Ordinance bureau and the Engineer
corps must come 20 full stop 20 far az
eonnerns the construction Of Ruus and
Notifications. The EDgineer corps said
the General, has about surrendered its
military functions snd has been resolv-
ed into a body Of civilians devofiRg all
Of its time 10 river and karboF improve
ments- Two tWelve zach rife eanaon
Of cast iron, strengthened With steel
have been lying for months incomplete
IN the South Boston shops. Congress
having failed TO reapprepriate a saf-
fcient sum 81 msuey out Of the amount
already authorized 10 be expended 20
pot them In servieeabIe condition.
There il no expectation among OFdi
hance officers that Congress will pass
ibe Fertilization Appropriation bill be
fore the closing day Of the next Con-
gress. and daring the next hftaen
months there will not be funds evAila
BILE 20 paw even the watehmsn on the
foFtiaoations.
Suetiant Axrseaitural Colleges.
WAsHNaroN. March 9-The ACFieul-
tural colleges are fiyinR their flaRs, aud
the people VITO are especially interested
In them are rejoicing in consequences Of
The passage OF the Experiment Station
bill, bat question has arisen which
would appear to Indicate that she
demonstrations were premature. The
hfth secsisn Of the bill. the only one re
lattn9 20 appropriations, SAYS the snm
II $1,000 is hereby appropriated %
each STATE, 90 be specially provided
for BY Congress in appropriations from
ysaf 10 year from the ssles Of pubic
lsuaa. the firsa payment 10 be made on
Ost. l. 1851. This u singular phrase.
oiogv. AZ u has been held 60 be an APP
propfiation olanse, hut close inspection
OF u has given rise % doabfa the
weight o. gn0faatal opinion being that
no mooey IL appropriated II tbs Is
sustained hy the authorities the begin
ming u the new work will be DELAYED
until Congress acts further.
Dissatisfied WITH the Werk Of Congress
WASHINGTON, March a-Mr .O'Naiii.
Chairman % the Hoase Labor Comm 4
tee, said today thai be was greatly dis
satisfied with the result 81 the sessions
SoEk. As resalt OF I've yeats' hard
work. We have practically aeronpltshed
nothing Of value IN tie iaterest Of labor
fNotmportant bills that We were waFking
On, % pFohisis the importation of aiisn
contract labor and the labor arbitration
ball, which goa through both Hoases,
hsve failed % receive the Presidency
siguaisFe. do not know whether they
got 20 BIN In time, aus Q, rtainly they
are iost."